The University of Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports and a member of the American Athletic Conference. TU moved into The American on July 1, 2014 after dominating Conference USA with more than double the number of league championships than any other conference school in nine years as a C-USA member.

Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Tulsa -- A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 100 career games and has 50 starts . . . has career averages of 3.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, while shooting 51-percent from the field in his career . . . has five double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding games in his career.

2010-11 -- Played in 32 games and started 15 contests . . . 14 of his 15 starting assignments came in the last 14 games . . . averaged 3.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in 24.5 minutes of playing time . . .connected on 54-percent of his field goals . . . led Tulsa in rebounding 10 times, blocked shots nine times and steals seven times . . . averaged 4.1 points (58) and 6.1 rebounds (86) in his 15 starting assignments . . . received his first start of the season against Oklahoma State, and scored five points with eight rebounds and blocked one shot . . . made all five shots from the floor and scored 10 points, and grabbed six rebounds against Cal State Northridge (11/28) . . . hit 5-of-7 seven shots and scored a season-high 11 points with nine rebounds at UTEP (3/11).

2009-10 -- Played in all 35 games and started 25 contests . . . averaged 5.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in 24.8 minutes . . . had three double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding game . . . tied his career-high with 13 points and added nine rebounds and two assists at East Carolina . . . totaled four points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks at Duke . . . had five points, seven rebounds and two assists at UAB . . . scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds in 31 minutes at ORU . . . tallied a career-best 13 points, three rebounds and three assists against UCF . . . had nine points and five rebounds in 28 minutes at Houston . . . had his first double-digit scoring game with 10 points and added six rebounds in 24 minutes against Colorado . . . totaled four points, five rebounds and four blocks against Chicago State . . . had his second career double-figure rebounding game with 10 against Jackson State, and added six points . . . had his previous career-best of nine points in three games this season . . . had six points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes in a starting role against Oklahoma State . . . had nine points and eight rebounds against FIU . . . tied his previous career-best scoring with nine points a game later against UALR, while adding five rebounds in 21 minutes . . . tallied nine points and career-bests of 11 rebounds and six blocks in 29 minutes against Loyola Marymount.

2008-09 -- Played in 33 games as a true freshman and started 10 consecutive contests . . . did not play in three games . . . averaged 1.1 points and 21 rebounds in 9.1 minutes . . . had a season-high four points five times and eight rebounds twice . . . had three points and two rebounds in 12 minutes against Rice in the C-USA quarterfinals . . . tallied two points, four rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes at Memphis . . . scored four points and had a season-best eight rebounds in 15 minutes against Marshall . . . had four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes against Charlotte . . . had season-highs of three assists and two blocked shots vs. Loyola-Marymount . . . also had a season-high eight rebounds in 19 minutes against Ohio . . . started his first career game vs. Texas A&M-CC, and totaled four points and six rebounds in 24 minutes . . . had four points and four rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Oklahoma State.

High School -- Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Arroyo Valley High School . . . served as team captain for three years . . . helped lead his team to a three-year record of 66-26 and two regional semifinal appearances . . . earned San Andreas League MVP honors for two straight years . . . had career averages of 12.1 points and 10.4 rebounds . . . averaged 14.5 points, 15.9 rebounds and 5.3 blocked shots his senior season . . . was named the Sun Times Player of the Year and the Press-Enterprise 2008 San Bernardino-area Player of the Year as a senior . . . averaged 12.4 points and 11.4 rebounds during his junior campaign . . . also tallied 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots, while shooting 53.5-percent from the field as a junior . . . earned first-team all-conference and all-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) - Southern Section honors his junior season . . . was selected as the San Bernardino County Scholar-Athlete of the Year for all sports for three years . . . earned second-team all-CIF merits and was a first-team all-conference performer as a sophomore . . . was a four-year scholar-athlete . . . also lettered two years in track . . . high school coach was Scott Smith.

Personal -- Favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers . . . lists The Inheritance Cycle as his favorite book . . . lists "That 70's Show" and "The Office" as his favorite TV shows . . . his favorite pro athlete is NASCAR's Jeff Gordon . . . his favorite opponent arena is Cameron Indoor Stadium . . . the person he would most like to meet is the late Jimmy Hendrix . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are "funny, caring and reserved" . . . parents are Joseph Jr. and Bessine Richard . . . majoring in management with specialization in business law . . . born April 11, 1990 in Fontana, California.